THE PRESIDENT: I am very grateful that members of the United
States Senate and the House of Representatives, members from both
political parties, have come to discuss the need for the Congress and
the administration to work together to get meaningful, real
class-action lawsuit reform.

Class-action lawsuits have become a problem in the United States.
The judicial system is not fair. It is unbalanced, it is tilted. And
members around this table understand that, and members around this
table are willing to set aside their political party to do what is
right for worker and business owner alike.

We had a very good discussion. It's a discussion that says to me
that it is very possible that a good piece of legislation can move
quickly this year out of both the Senate and the House, get it to
conference quickly and get it to my desk quickly, to show the American
people that both parties are willing to work together to solve
problems. We have a problem with class-action lawsuits; it is a
problem that we all recognize and it's a problem we intend to fix.

And I want to thank the members for coming. I'm honored you are
here and I look forward to working with you. Thank you very much.